AI 'architects' are TIME magazine's Person of the Year

 

TIME magazine has announced its 2025 Person of the Year. The annual award goes to a group of people: the "architects of AI". The accolade is bestowed on "the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year, for better or for worse". Some of these architects appear on TIME's two cover photos. They include the CEOs of Google DeepMind, Meta, Nvidia, OpenAI, and Tesla. TIME said the technology magnates brought about "one of the biggest physical infrastructure projects of all time." It described 2025 as the year that AI "roared into view," showing its world-changing potential.

TIME's editor-in-chief, Sam Jacobs, commented on the decision to recognize the AI architects. He wrote: "It was hard to read or watch anything without being confronted with news about the rapid advancement of a technology and the people driving it. Those stories unleashed a million debates about how disruptive AI would be for our lives. No business leader could talk about the future without invoking the impact of this technological revolution. No parent or teacher could ignore how their teenager or student was using it." He also noted the "trade-offs" associated with AI. These included vast energy requirements, job losses, the proliferation of misinformation, and cyberattacks.

 
3. AI ARCHITECTS: Students A strongly believe the architects of AI will change the world for the good; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. PERSON OF THE YEAR: Who should be person of 2025 in these categories? Complete this table  

 

Who?

Why?

Technology

 

 

Politics

 

 

Sport

 

 

Business

 

 

Film

 

 

In Spain

 

 

 

5.Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.

architects

a.

Shown clearly in a person or thing.

      2.

accolade

b.

Given to someone, often as an honour.

      3.

bestowed on

c.

Praise or an award given to someone.

      4.

ill

d.

Basic systems like roads, bridges, and power that a country needs.

      5.

embodied

e.

People who are responsible for inventing or realizing a particular idea or project.

      6.

magnates

f.

Bad or harmful.

      7.

infrastructure

g.

Very rich and powerful business people.

    Paragraph 2

      8.

confronted

h.

Calling on or using something, like a rule or idea.

      9.

unleashed

i.

Very big or very large.

      10.

disruptive

j.

Situations where you give up one thing to get another.

      11.

invoking

k.

Caused a strong force to be released or become uncontrolled.

      12.

trade-offs

l.

Fast growth or increase in number.

      13.

vast

m.

Faced a difficult situation or problem.

      14.

proliferation

n.

Causing problems or big changes to the normal way.

 

6. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. announced
  2. bestowed on
  3. ill
  4. magnate
  5. potential
  6. decision
  7. unleashed
  8. invoking
  9. vast
  10. proliferation
  1. choice
  2. bad
  3. possibilities
  4. huge
  5. reported
  6. let loose
  7. growth
  8. awarded to
  9. causing
  10. entrepreneur

 

7.Role play

Role  A – 24/7 Availability
You think 24/7 availability is the biggest merit of AI. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as good. Also, tell the others which is the least desirable of these (and why):  .

Role  B – Customer Service
You think personalization is the biggest merit of AI. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as good. Also, tell the others which is the least desirable of these (and why):  .

Role  C – Digital Creativeness
You think digital creativeness is the biggest merit of AI. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as good. Also, tell the others which is the least desirable of these (and why):  

8.Discussion - Person of the Year

  1. Who is your person of the year?
  2. What do you think of the architects of AI getting the award?
  3. Have you ever received an award?
  4. What would you like to receive an award for?
  5. How has AI changed your life?
  6. What do you think of the technology CEOs?
  7. What is the 'world-changing potential' of AI?
  8. What advice do you have for the technology CEOs?
  1. What recent news have you read about AI?
  2. How will AI disrupt our lives?
  3. How should student be using AI?
  4. What do you think of AI leading to job losses?
  5. How can we protect jobs from being lost because of AI?
  6. What impact is AI having on what we see online?
  7. What questions would you like to ask a tech CEO?

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